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8.1 Intro To Vector Completed Notes

The document introduces key concepts about vectors including that they have both magnitude and direction, whereas scalars only have magnitude. It defines vectors as directed line segments with an initial and terminal point, and discusses notation, standard position, direction, and magnitude of vectors. Bearings for direction are introduced, including quadrant and true bearings. The resultant of adding vectors tail to tip is demonstrated and examples are shown for finding the resultant of sums of vectors. Homework problems from the document are listed.

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8.1 Intro To Vector Completed Notes

The document introduces key concepts about vectors including that they have both magnitude and direction, whereas scalars only have magnitude. It defines vectors as directed line segments with an initial and terminal point, and discusses notation, standard position, direction, and magnitude of vectors. Bearings for direction are introduced, including quadrant and true bearings. The resultant of adding vectors tail to tip is demonstrated and examples are shown for finding the resultant of sums of vectors. Homework problems from the document are listed.

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8.1 Intro to Vectors_day1.

notebook March 25, 2020

8.1 Intro to Vectors
Scalar: A single real number that indicates the magnitude OR size of the 
quantity.
Vector: A quantity that has both magnitude AND direction.

State whether each quantity described is a vector or scalar quantity.
1.  a hockey puck shot northwest at 60 miles per hour

2.  a tennis ball served at 110 miles per hour

3.  a sprinter running 100 meters north

4.  a parachutist falling straight down at 12.5 miles per hour 

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Vocab:
B
Vector: Directed Line Segment a

Initial Point: tail of vector A

Terminal Point: head or tip of vector

Notation: AB, a, or a (you can't tell its bold in this font)

Standard Position: initial point of vector at the origin

Direction of vector: directed angle between the vector and the


horizontal line that could be used to represent the positive x ­ axis.

Magnitude: length of the vector |a|.

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o o
Quadrant bearing: directional measurement between 0 and 90
east or west of the north­south
o
line. The quadrant bearing ofo
vector v shown is 35 east of south or southeast, written S35 E.

True

True bearing: directional measurement


where the angle is measured clockwise
from north. True bearings are always
given using three digits.
Quadrant

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The resultant of two vectors can be found 
by putting them "Tail to Tip"

resultant of a and b

**can be thought of as the result of 
multiple forces on an object, and 
found by "adding" the two vectors 
together.

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Find the resultant for
(a) a ­ c + 2b (b) m ­ (.25)p

a c m

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Homework:
8.1 Intro to Vectors
488: 1­12, 27­33 odd

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